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emporium

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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em·po·ri·um /ɪmˈpɔːriəm/ noun (plural emporiums or emporia /-riə/) [countable] old-fashioned  BBTSHOP/STOREa large shop 大商店;大百货商场
Examples from the Corpus
emporiumThe Palace was an emporium dedicated to the palates of the cosmos.Y., an emporium that has sold laserdisc machines for years.Mathie was looking for work after he decided to pull the plug on the 20-year-old classic emporium.He made a number of further purchases at a confectioner's, a hardware shop and a luggage emporium.The new London store will have much in common with the Paris emporium, but will give men's fashion a much higher profile.A mere 99p from your local tack emporium Dolcis is launching a club tour.
From Longman Business Dictionaryemporiumem‧po‧ri‧um /ɪmˈpɔːriəm/ noun (plural emporia /-riə/) [countable] old-fashioned a large shopKennedy’s Furniture EmporiumOrigin emporium (1500-1600) Latin Greek emporion, from emporos traveler, trader
em·po·ri·um nounChineseSyllable
Business a shop Corpus large


emporium
emporium /ɪmˈpɔːriəm/ noun (plural emporiums or emporia /-riə/) [countable] old-fashioned
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Latin
 Origin: Greek emporion, from emporos 'traveler, trader'
a large shop


em·por·iumBrE /emˈpɔːriəm/ 🔊NAmE /emˈpɔːriəm/ 🔊 noun (
plural
em·por·iums
or
em·poria BrE /emˈpɔːriə/ 🔊 NAmE /emˈpɔːriə/ 🔊
)
(old-fashioned) a large shop/store 大百货商店;大型商场a shop/store that sells a particular type of goods 专门店an arts and crafts emporium工艺品商店